Who won Edwards vs Usman III?
Leon Edwards beat Kamaru Usman by majority decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 286, on Saturday 18th March 2023 at o2 Arena in London.
The scorecards were announced as 48-46, 48-46, 47-47 in favor of the winner Leon Edwards.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.
Edwards vs Usman III stats
Leon Edwards stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.
Kamaru Usman made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.
Leon Edwards' UFC record stood at 14-2-0, while Kamaru Usman's came in at 15-3-0.
The stats suggested Usman had a slight advantage in power over Edwards, with a 45% knock out percentage over Edwards' 35%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Edwards had a slight advantage over Usman, with a 15% submission rate over Usman's 5%.
Leon Edwards was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.
Edwards had a height advantage of 2 inches over Usman. Despite this, Usman had a 4-inch reach advantage.
Edwards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Usman, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 more professional rounds, 77 to Usman's 76.
Edwards vs Usman III form
Edwards had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, his fight against Belal Muhammad at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 ended in a no contest.
Previous to that, he had won against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gunnar Nelson at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.
He was victorious against Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Night 127 on 17th March 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
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Edwards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
Usman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Edwards vs Usman III?
Leon Edwards was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Kamaru Usman made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.
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